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Aug. ’26 Newsletter

CMDA Western Region 2026 Mid-Year Review & Second-Half Plans Greetings! Grateful & encouraged- that’s where I am right now. Grateful for what’s happened & encouraged about what’s coming. In this newsletter, you will find: With joy and thanksgiving, Wes Upcoming… Read More »Aug. ’26 Newsletter

An Emojinal Psalm

I’ve shared this message a few times but finally had the guts (or insanity) to share it with some folks within CMDA.

ICMDA – Jeju Island

Imagine with me being in a room with people from over 130 countries singing this song (note that the video starts at the bridge, intentionally): If I were to visit any football (aka soccer) stadium in the world, I doubt… Read More »ICMDA – Jeju Island

I’ve Graduated?

When I got the cards in the mail, I was so jazzed. I know that person! Wait, I knew them when they started! I’ve gotten to journey with them. So cool! I was so excited for them that I felt… Read More »I’ve Graduated?

GHO Trip #2: Honduras

The trip was amazing. Over 1400 patients served in 4 1/2 days. Really, really great team. Great leader. I’ve highlighted below some things I recall about the trip. They’re mostly just pondering & musings, and anything critical is simply my… Read More »GHO Trip #2: Honduras

Honduras Devotionals

What are you signing up for? General ideas … Day AM PM Sunday – Wes Ehrhart Monday Daniel Kline Kathleen Kohls Tuesday Allen Yee Wednesday Ping Huang Thursday Friday Brad Allen

NatCon Student Email

Date: Feb. 13, 2026Subject: What to do with all this $$$ for CMDA students?! NatCon Scholarships available! What to do with $15,000?!? I put out a plea to physicians, dentists, and other healthcare professionals to donate money to scholarships for students… Read More »NatCon Student Email

Efficiency or Effectiveness?

2 Pe. 1:5-8 reads, “For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly… Read More »Efficiency or Effectiveness?

Becoming like Jesus is much like you learn medicine. There are some core truths that must function as a foundation, but applied knowledge is medicine, not just knowledge about it. So it is as a Christ-follower. It’s applied conviction, confidence,… Read More »

Be With Jesus

For the last year, my wife has been going through various practices in the Way of Jesus. From Sabbath to prayer to fasting to community and more, we are re-learning about the way of Jesus.  As we enter in this last… Read More »Be With Jesus